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News of the movement for April 4, 2007

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News of the movement for April 4, 2007
Media Reform Daily
Policy:at the FCC
Congress Nudges an FCC on Hold
Congress has heightened scrutiny on the Federal Communications Commission in the past three months, applying pressure that could help shape regulatory policies this year in the rapidly changing landscape of media and telecommunications.
Charles Babington, Washington Post
Local Governments Sue FCC Over Cable Rules
Local governments across the country went to court Tuesday to challenge federal rules intended to spur competition in the cable television industry.
John Dunbar, Associated Press
Cities Launch Battle Against FCC Cable Order
Cities and counties are mounting a no-holds-barred fight against the FCC's bid to limit their cable franchising authority, challenging the FCC in not one court but in three.
Ira Teinowitz, TV Week
It's About FCCing Time
Last week, the FCC decided to launch an inquiry into the much-debated issue of Net Neutrality. The inquiry showcases the FCC's foot-dragging approach to tackling an issue that demands immediate action in order to prevent abuse.
Maria Cesar, Daily Texan
State Policy Tracker
'Clash of Wills' as AT_T Makes $4.6 Billion Cable Move
Promising increased competition and consumer advocacy, AT&T is investing $4.6 billion in a national move into the cable industry, yet many area municipalities have accused the telecommunications giant of pursuing anything but fair competition.
The Business Ledger
On the State Level: Access to Local Media Threatened by Ohio Bill
Public policy battles are moving to state legislatures. Phone giants interested in entering the video market want to get rid of local franchising, the city-by-city permission to use public right-of-ways that cable companies have had to secure.
Rich James, Columbus Free Press
Public Access Cable: City, Towns Oppose State Control of Cable Companies
Town boards in Lockport and Pendleton approved resolutions Tuesday night opposing two New York state bills that would take cable out of the municipalities' hands.
Tasha Kates, Lockport Union-Sun & Journal
Tennessee Towns Offer Cable as a New Civic Necessity
Since 2001, a growing number of Tennessee municipalities have been entering the broadband Internet and cable TV business — often going head-to-head with private-sector cable companies.
Naomi Snyder, The Tennessean
City Fears Big Losses in Tax Cut
A proposed amendment to the Missouri Constitution to limit how much cities can tax telephone companies would cost Columbia nearly $1 million annually, officials said.
Matthew LeBlanc, Columbia Tribune
Does Your State Have Pending Legislation?
Journalism and Beyond
Blogger Freed After Giving Video to Feds
Josh Wolf, the blogger whose record time in federal prison stirred debate about who qualifies as a journalist and what legal protections journalists should receive, was freed after releasing video footage sought by prosecutors about a protest.
Bob Egelko and Jim Herron Zamora, San Francisco Chronicle
Compromise Frees Journalist Josh Wolf from Prison
Freelance journalist Josh Wolf, freed from a federal prison after over seven months in custody for contempt of court, said in San Francisco Tuesday he feels he emerged with his ethics intact.
Julia Cheever, San Francisco Sentinel
Corporate Media Watch
How Will Tribune Pay Its Debts?
The big question hanging over Tribune's $8.2 billion buyout deal unveiled Monday is this: How do they plan to pay back the risky loan, given that the newspaper industry faces uncertain prospects?
Sarah Ellison, Wall Street Journal
Bidders for Tribune Plan Moves
The news that Samuel Zell is becoming the new chairman of the Tribune Company and has no plans to sell any of its individual newspapers has not discouraged potential buyers — and even his rival bidders — from planning their next move.
Richard Sklos and Katharine Q. Seelye, New York Times
Analysts: Tribune Deal Leaves 'Little Room for Error'
Tribune Co.'s embrace of an $8.2 billion buyout offer from real estate mogul Sam Zell leaves the outlook for the nation's second-largest newspaper publisher as murky as when it began a business review in September.
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